This pedestrian avenue is the main commercial area in Playa del Carmen. It has restaurants, bars, hotels, handicraft stores, jewelries, etc.

At the beginning of Fifth Avenue and next to the ferry to Cozumel, there is a small kiosque, a chapel and an esplanade with a huge sculpture, “the Mayan Portal”. You can buy fresh fruit from some street vendors, and enjoy the Papantla flyers show on the plaza

Designed by Robert Von Hagge, within Playacar residential development in Playa del Carmen, it covers an extension of over 7,000 yards.

Several companies offer sea transportation to Cozumel Island. The crossing takes around 30 minutes.

The “Water of the North” is home to around 200 birds that belong to 45 species.

Thanks to its peculiar popular flair, cosmopolitan atmosphere and privileged location on the Riviera Maya, half way between Cancun and Tulum, with a variety of attractions in the area, Playa del Carmen has become one of the most fascinating destinations in the Mexican Caribbean. Formerly known as Xaman-Há by ancient Maya, it used to be the departure point for the canoes taking pilgrims to the sanctuaries to the goddess Ixchel on Cozumel island.